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Nicola Claydon, NCPS

Based in the UK Online sessions

Compassionate counsellor for relationship and parenting concerns

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Years in practice
4
Registration
NCPS
Languages
English
Focus
Relationship issues
Focus
Trauma and abuse
Focus
Intimacy-related issues
About

About Nicola

Nicola Claydon is a counsellor who supports people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, depression and parenting stress. She also helps with anger, low self-esteem, addiction-related worries, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges. Nicola works in a direct and compassionate way, treating the person not just the problem.

Her approach is conversational and down to earth. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and build on existing strengths.

Background and approach

Nicola offers a non-judgemental space where people can talk openly and start to make small, practical changes. She uses a blend of methods to suit each client. That can mean looking at attachment patterns that shape close relationships, using cognitive behavioural ideas to tackle unhelpful thoughts, or drawing on psychodynamic thinking to make sense of recurring life themes.

Mindfulness techniques are also used to help with stress and emotional regulation. Nicola trained as a counsellor and holds NCPS as a credential, and she has four years of professional experience. Her placements included work with adult survivors of sexual abuse, bereaved families, care workers and people in supported accommodation after homelessness.

She also sees people in independent practice for a wide range of concerns. Practical goals are often part of the work. Nicola and each client agree steps that feel manageable.

The focus is on clearer understanding, acceptance where needed, and finding ways for the person to feel more in control and more like themselves again.

Focus areas and approaches

What Nicola works with

Everything Nicola lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Nicola helps people with.

Approaches Nicola lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.

Online support

How Nicola uses therapeutic approaches online

Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape trust and emotional responses; online sessions can help people notice these patterns and try different ways of connecting. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers tools to test unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. Client-centred therapy centres the person's experience and priorities, giving space for them to guide the pace and topics of the work.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Nicola will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process that can change as the work moves forward.

Online therapy here is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or a hands-free option is needed, live chat suits short check-ins, and text messaging helps people who prefer typing or want ongoing written reflection. These flexible formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
Questions

Questions people ask about Nicola

What kinds of problems does Nicola help with?

She supports people with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy worries, depression, parenting strain, anger and self-esteem concerns, among other issues.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is warm and conversational. Sessions focus on the client's strengths and practical steps rather than technical jargon.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

Nicola has four years of professional experience and has worked with adult survivors of sexual abuse, bereaved families, care workers and people leaving homelessness.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She holds NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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